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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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